Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost COVID-19 Risk

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost COVID-19 Risk https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/936928 People who are deficient in vitamin D may be at higher risk of contracting the novel coronavirus than those with sufficient levels, according to the results of a new retrospective study from Illinois. Individuals with untreated vitamin D deficiency were nearly twice as likely to test positive […]

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‘Very promising’: UK’s first full heroin-prescribing scheme extended after reductions in crime and homelessness

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

‘Very promising’: UK’s first full heroin-prescribing scheme extended after reductions in crime and homelessness https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/heroin-prescription-treatment-middlesbrough-hat-results-crime-homelessness-drugs-a9680551.html ‘Prison, increased sentencing, police crackdowns and all other efforts to break that cycle have failed,’ says police and crime commissioner The UK’s first fully-fledged scheme to provide heroin users with a safe and legal supply of the drug has been […]

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Employee Fatally Stabbed At Wicker Park Walgreens

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Employee Fatally Stabbed At Wicker Park Walgreens https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/06/breaking-employee-fatally-stabbed-at-wicker-park-walgreens/ CHICAGO (CBS) — A worker at a Walgreens in Wicker Park was stabbed and killed during daylight business hours Sunday. The 32-year-old woman was working at the Walgreens at 1372 N. Milwaukee Ave. around 9:30 a.m., when she was approached by an unknown person with a knife, police […]

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